Normal?

Sorry I keep posting.. but I never got to go into labor naturally wi th my son, plus I'm a week furter into this pregnancy than I went with him. Anyways.. I'm 1cm dilated, 50% effaced, and my cervix is sofetning.. baby looks great on the monitor and my contractions have mellowed out ( from 31-34weeks I was having them consistantly with no progression) but I started loosing my mucous plug today, with some minor period like cramps, now I'm kind of feel sick and ancy, and I have horrible stabbing/shooting pains in my vagina. I'm not too concered, just curious if this sounds "normal" ? I'm 37 w 3 d

I lost my mucus plug a week before I went into labor. The night I went into labor I was a little crampy not much just woke up with sharp pains and I was bleeding through my pjs. Then went into full blown labor. Can't believe you have 16 days!! So soon!!!

<blockquote><b>Quoting ready for baby number 2:</b>" I lost my mucus plug a week before I went into labor. The night I went into labor I was a little crampy ... [snip!] ... sharp pains and I was bleeding through my pjs. Then went into full blown labor. Can't believe you have 16 days!! So soon!!!"</blockquote>

Oh man, that makes me nervous! The pains are getting worse, and I feel pretty sick, almost as if I have a tummy bug :/ part of me hopes it's near, but I want to go as lo ng as possible

<blockquote><b>Quoting Allissa Specht:</b>" I lost my mucous plug more than once during my pregnancies. It really doesn't mean much sometimes, sometimes it is an indicator you're close. The contractions don't mean a lot, I had them as well."</blockquote>

I am well aware of the signs of labor, I'm mostly concerned because I didn't go into labor naturally with my son, and I don't want a surprise before my cesarean.